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    		• Niehaus, Charles Henry,
     
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    		• Aubry Brothers & Company,
     
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    		• William Adams & Son,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Goebel, William
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Literature -- Morton
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Frankfort
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Gov. William Goebel Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.
    Aubry Brothers & Company, founder.
    William Adams & Son, contractor.
    Title: 
    Gov. William Goebel Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Orator, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1908. Dedicated Feb. 3, 1910.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. x 4 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 17 x 17 ft.
    Inscription: 
    C.H. NIEHAUS AUBRY BRO'S. FOUNDERS NY (Front of base, incised lettering:) GOVERNOR/WILLIAM GOEBEL/BORN JANUARY 4, 1856/DIED FEBRUARY 3, 1900/"TELL MY FRIENDS TO BE/BRAVE AND FEARLESS AND LOYAL/TO THE GREAT COMMON PEOPLE"/HIS LAST WORDS/(Lower:) "WE'LL LIFT THY NAME ON HIGH/AND PLACE THEY CROWN WITH MARTYRS THERE,/WHO DARED DEATHLESS LOVE,/AND LOYALTY TO THEE (One side of base, incised lettering:) AUTHOR OF/THE ANTI-LOTTERY LAW/THE PIONEER IN/AMERICAN RAILWAY RATE/REGULATING LEGISLATION/THE CHAMPION OF/SCHOOL BOOK LEGISLATION (Rear of base, incised lettering:) ERECTED BY/THE PEOPLE OF/KENTUCKY AND OTHER STATES/IN MEMORIAM OF KENTUCKY'S MARTYR GOVERNOR/WILLIAM GOEBEL/WHO DEVOTED AND GAVE/HIS LIFE/IN DEFENSE OF/THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE./(Lower:) "THE QUESTION IS: ARE THE CORPORATIONS THE/MASTERS OR SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE?" (Other side of base, incised lettering:) "BE CALM,/ABIDE BY THE LAW."/"I FORGIVE THEM,/THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND."/(Lower:) Wm ADAMS & SON/LEXINGTON, KY./BUILDERS unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing portrait of Governor William Goebel, wearing a tie, vest, and greatcoat. His proper right foot is extended forward and his proper right hand is raised in the air, making a fist. His proper left hand holds a stack of papers. The sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered, ornately decorated base, and stands before Goebel's grave.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Goebel, William -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- Governor
    Occupation -- Political -- Senator
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Literature -- Morton
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Frankfort
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Kentucky, Office of Historic Properties, Berry Hill Mansion, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
    Located Frankfort Cemetery, 215 East Main Street, Section A, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
    Remarks: 
    William Goebel (1856-1900) was a businessman, lawyer, and State Senator of Kentucky from 1886 to 1900. He was shot by an assassin in 1900, after which the Legislature declared him duly elected Governor. He took the oath of office and died on the same afternoon, February 3, 1900. The monument has been known as "The Orator" and was erected by The Goebel Monument Commission at a cost of slightly less than $15,000, collected by private subscription. The base was erected by Williams Adams & Son of Lexington, Kentucky. The inscriptions on the base were chosen by William Goebel's brother, Arthur. The quotation on the upper front of the base is reportedly Goebel's last words; the couplet below it was composed by Mrs. Jennie C. Morton.
    For additional information see: Kentucky Historical Society Register (Jan. 1910): pg. 117-120. IAS files contain articles from: John W. Kleber's "The Kentucky Encyclopedia," Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1992, pg. 646; L. F. Johnson's "History of Frankfort Cemetery," Frankfort, KY: Roberts Printing Company, 1921, pg. 40-41; Kentucky Historical Society Register 6 (Sept. 1908). IAS files also contain a memo entitled "Memo Concerning Goebel Monument Commission," and related correspondence from the Kentucky Historical Society, dated Jan. 17, 1962.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS KY000256
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